I’m working on an article now for a print publication on "green airports." As Mr. Spock would say: "Fascinating." Here's an informative video clip from the European Union on aviation and climate change. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/tX1WfZ_Wrq4″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Really well done. Also, here's an article from a recent number of "The Economist" – Travelling […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President George W. Bush, under fire over the treatment of terrorism suspects, has issued new rules to ensure that detention and interrogation by the CIA comply with the Geneva Conventions’ ban on torture. An executive order from Bush set out how to deal with detainees and gives interrogators from the U.S. […]
Sierra Leone jails militiamen: (Reuters) Three militiamen were sentenced to decades long prison sentences for human rights violations committed during the civil war that spanned from 1991 – 2002 in Sierra Leone. The U.N. backed Special Court for Sierra Leone convicted the men for “some of the most heinous, brutal and atrocious crimes ever recorded.” […]
The oldest conflict in Africa has taken more than 30,000 children as child soldiers, many others used as sex slaves, almost all have been abducted from their families. All 30,000 plus children, some as young as eight, have suffered in the violent hands of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), in northern Uganda. According to the […]
National Petroleum Council Report – Okay, I will admit it: Because this was a report by the National Petroleum Council, from a task force led by ex-Exxon chief and vociferous global warming “skeptic” Lee Raymond, commissioned by a presidential administration that has been famously indifferent, if not hostile, to the environment, I didn’t take much […]
On November 19, 2005, a Marine unit encountered a roadside bomb, killing one U.S. soldier. Following the event, Marine squads underwent a house to house search for insurgents. Instead, the Marines allegedly killed several Iraqi civilians, including woman and children – some of which were in their beds. Lance Cpl. Stephen B. Tatum is undergoing […]
"Tell the teacher we're surfin', surfin' USA." From BlueClimate: A report on an important analysis of Congress' draft energy legislation from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. From DeSmogBlog: Some informative and fun "TV." At TreeHugger: A good review of Chris Mooney's new book, Storm World. Chris is a really interesting thinker and writer […]
Kosovar Albanian charged in Serbia: (AP) Sinan Morina, an ethnic Albanian, was charged with “expulsion, imprisonment, torture, rape and killing of eight Serb civilians” by Serbian prosecutors in Belgrade today. Morina is alleged to have abducted the Serbian civilians from their village, executed them, and deposited their bodies in a cave. The victims were either […]
"The best-laid schemes o’ mice an ‘men Gang aft agley, An’lea’e us nought but grief an’ pain, For promis’d joy!" Congestion pricing, a rollicking success story in London, Stockholm and Singapore, may have taken a massive hit yesterday when the NY State Legislature declined to advance the legislation necessary for New York City to proceed, […]
Japan is expected to ratify the Rome Statute that created the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ratification with the United Nations coincides with World Justice Day, marking the anniversary of the opening of the Rome treaty on July 17, 1998. Japan will also become the Courts largest donor by contributing 19 percent of its annual […]
Serge Brammertz, the Belgian prosecutor heading the UN investigation into political murders in Lebanon, released new information to the UN in his eighth report last week. Focusing on the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister, Rafik Hariri, the report highlights the role of 22 individuals, cell phones used to track his movements, and possible motives […]
Nigerian Militants (Photo from AFP file) Only days after the release of a 3-year-old British girl kidnapped in Nigeria, another child was kidnapped. The Nigerian kidnappers demand $78,600 for 3-year-old , the child a boy was taken on Thursday, July 12. Thankfully the boy was released the following day, unharmed, thanks to the payment of […]
There are a slew of stories that I have been scanning while I've been working on some other projects. Here are some of them now. "The Washington Post" says Report Warns of a Much Warmer Northeast – Effects Could Be Disastrous, Says Two-Year Study. As someone who grew up skiing on the blue ice of Vermont, […]
In the Republic of Congo the ministry of health has been successful in vaccinating 400,000 children under the age of five against polio. The campaign, is to help in preventing the spread of polio from neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),and vaccinations took place in the administrative departments of Brazzaville, Pool in the south, Plateaux […]
This week’s “Economist” has a leader (BritSpeak for editorial) and an article on the state of play in Congress on the energy bills and their relationship to climate change legislation. They are not complimentary. The editorial, A pale shade of green, is off base in several ways. I agree with some of what’s being said […]